Some thoughts on building a successful marriage
From my perspective, once you enter into the realm of marriage, building and maintaining a successful marriage is actually a big part of personal and financial success. A solid marriage not only results in people sharing resources together,
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A moving letter to my wife
那天晚上我第一次独自躺在我们的床上，Ilaria睡在婴儿床里，我对你说：“乔安妮，你应该在我身边，我需要你。”我是如此渴望你当时能躺在我身旁。等她慢慢长大，我会让她了解你，比如我会试着做一些你会做给Ilaria吃的东西，让我们漂亮的Ilaria了解她妈妈，即
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What is off limits to criticize women about?
男人不能对女人的哪些方面评头论足？如果你要说一个女生变胖了，那一定会得罪她。这还不算最糟糕的。有一次，我在称赞一个女孩衣服漂亮之后，接着说了句“看起来没花太多钱”，本来想夸她，结果把她弄哭了。看来想讨好女人，这学问可大着呢。Some work friend
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Chilly Today, Hot Tamale
圣诞前的一个寒冷的夜里，他满心期待地排队等着买热腾腾的墨西哥玉米粉蒸肉时，发现前面有一位母亲因为把外套披在孩子身上而自己冻得瑟瑟发抖，迟疑片刻之后，他把自己的夹克脱下递给了那位母亲。好不容易轮到自己，他却被告知这一屉玉米粉蒸肉已经卖完，要等
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The day I become a mom 那天 我成为一位母亲
就在那天，我真正地成为了一个母亲。我明白了做一个母亲，不仅仅意味着要观看女儿的芭蕾舞，不是参加学校音乐会，不是把家打扫得一尘不染，不是准备可口的饭菜，更不是对问题视而不见。对我而言，对打翻的牛奶一笑了之，才是我真正成为一个母亲的开始。The da
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Girls of summer 夏日女孩
We lived on the banks of the Tennessee River, and we owned the summers when we were girls. We ran wild through humid（潮湿的，湿润的） summer days that never ended but only melted one into the other. We floated down rivers of weekdays with
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My Mother -- The other Woman in My Life
After 21 years of marriage, I discovered a new way of keeping alive the spark of love. A little while ago I had started to go out with another woman. It was really my wife's idea."I know that you love her," she said one day, taking me by su
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A Small Almond-shaped Brooch
In 1945, a 12-year-old boy saw something in a shop window that set his heart racing. But the price—five dollars—was far beyond Reuben Earle's means. Five dollars would buy almost a week's groceries（杂货，食品） for his family.Reuben coul
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Divine Miracles
Golden sunlight danced in the treetops, and children's laughter filled the park. The smell of popcorn played on（演奏，发生影响） the breeze, and life seemed good. It was one of the happiest Saturday mornings I had spent with my little daug
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I wish you were my little girl
Recently, I heard a touching story which illustrates（阐明，说明） the power that words have to change a life -- a power that lies right in the hands of those reading this article. Mary had grown up knowing that she was different from the o
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My love tree
For years I wanted a flower garden. I'd spend hours thinking of different things I could plant that would look nice together.But then we had Matthew. And Marvin. And the twins, Alisa and Alan. And then Helen. Five children. I was too busy r
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SHMILY 看我是多么爱你
My grandparents were married for over half a century, and played their own special game from the time they had met each other. The goal of their game was to write the word "shmily（看我是多么爱你） " in a surprise place for the other to fin
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My cyber love 我的网络情缘
I have frequented（常到，常去） the same chat line for more than three years now and have made some wonderful online friendships. However I have become bored with the typical chat and Internet all together. So, I decided to take a break.Aft
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The Magical Coat
My l4-year-old son, John, and I spotted the coat simultaneously（同时地） . It was hanging on a rack（齿条，行李架） at a secondhand clothing store in Northampton Mass, crammed in with shoddy（假冒的，劣质的） trench coats and an assortment
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Man-crying
A short walk from my house in Hampshire, on a hill overlooking the heathland（石南灌丛） , is a plaque marking the spot where Richard Pryce Jones deliberately crashed his Halifax bomber during the war. He could have parachuted（跳伞） to sa
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Don't work for money
The world is filled with smart, talented, educated and gifted people. We meet them every day. A few days ago, my car was not running well. I pulled it into a garage, and the young mechanic had it fixed in just a few minutes. He knew what wa
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Leave time behind you
The old monk often took the young monk to the hill outside the temple to recite（背诵，叙述） the lection（经文） .One day the young monk said to the old monk,"How slowly the time goes!"The old monk said,"You can have a try like this---in t
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Ambition 抱负
It is not difficult to imagine a world short of ambition（野心，抱负） . It would probably be a kinder world: without demands, without abrasions（擦伤，磨损） , without disappointments. People would have time for reflection. Such work as th
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Follow your heart and your dream
I have a friend named Monty Roberts who owns a horse ranch（大农场，大牧场） in San Ysidro. He has let me use his house to put on fund-raising events to raise money for youth at risk programs.The last time I was there he introduced me by sa
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Man-crying 男人的眼泪
Real men don't cry. We just get something in our eyeBy Nigel Farndale'Daddy, you're crying,' say my sons. 'No, boys, I'm man-crying. Very useful skill.'A short walk from my house in Hampshire, on a hill overlooking the h
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